To get to Welch Spring, you have to park at the canoe landing and walk about a quarter mile upstream. For the first couple of hundred yards, the trail lies right above the Current River, with a steep bank to your right which runs up to a bluff.

Some of my favorite outdoor moments involve finding something unexpected. It doesn’t have to be something rare, just something that shows up totally by surprise. I found a couple of unexpected things today during a trip to nearby and very convenient Watercress Park and that qualifies as a good day.